Umbrella-support.



I. N. MGCUDDY. UMBRELLA SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED Imm, 191s.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

WITNESSES ISAAC N. MQCUDDY, OF OAKVILLE, KENTUCKY.

UMBRELLA-SUPPORT.

Application filed February 6, 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Serial No. 746,492.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ISAAC N. MCCUDDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakville, in the county of Logan and Sta-te of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Supports, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention comprehends improvements in umbrella supports and relates more particularly to those of the type which will hold an umbrella from the wearer and leave his hands free.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a novel umbrella support which shall be of extremely simple construction, capable of being quickly secured in position, and very easily operated so that the umbrella will always be properly held.

The invention also aims to generally improve devices of this nature to render them more useful, efficient, and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel. features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing a device constructed according to my invention as it appears in use, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken upon the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing in dotted lines, the relative positions of the umbrella standard and supporting plate when the wearer is stooping.

In the following description and accompanying drawings, similar parts will be referred to and designated by like characters of reference.

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, l designates a supporting or base plate, which may be of any suitable shape, but which is preferably formed as shown in the drawings. This plate is made of some light flexible material which may be worn without fatigue and which will conform to the curvature of the wearers back when he stoops. Certain of the reduced corners of the plate are attached to the arm encircling straps 2 and the lower corner is attached to a belt 3. The arm encircling straps and the belt provide a convenient and reliable means ing arm 5 may be hinged, as indicated at 6.

This arm is adapted to swing in a vertical plane and its upper extremity carries the rearwardly projecting clamps 7 between which the handle 8 of the umbrella may be secured.

To hold the swinging arm 5 normally in a position essentiallyV parallel to the base plate l, I provide a flat metal spring 9 which is secured at its lower end to the block 4 and which extends upwardly a considerable distance beyond the edge thereof. The spring is longitudinally slotted, as at 10 to receive a headed pin 11, carried by the inner side of the arm 5.

A. flexible connection 12 is secured at one end to the arm 5 adjacent the free end thereof and passes through guides 13, 13 and 114 upon the belt 3, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The guide 14 is upon the front portion of the belt so that the end of the flexible conneet-ion is within easy reach of the wearer of my device.

When the wearer bends or stoops the swmging arm 5 is maintained in a vertical position by a suitable pull upon the flexible connection 12. Upon reference to Fig. 2, it will be seen that when the wearer bends over the plate 1 will bend to conform to the curvature of his back and bring the hinge 6, guide 13, and the free end of the arm 5 out of alinement so that a pull upon the flexible connection will serve to swing the arm about its pivot point. When the wearer returns to an upright position, the flat metal spring 9 will draw the arm 5 in a position essentially parallel to the plate 1.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a very useful, efficient, and easily constructed device, which will support an umbrella in the proper position over the head of the wearer.

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to this exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, but may make such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. An umbrella support, comprising a base plate adapted to be secured to the back of a wearer, an arm hinged to said plate and adapted to support an umbrella, supporting means for holding said arm normally parallel to the plate, and a flexible element secured to the free end of said arm and partly encircling the waist of the wearer, whereby the "arm 'may be swung at an angle to said plate.

2. An umbrella support of the character described, comprising a flexible plate adapted to be secured to the back of a wearer, an arm hingedly secured at its lower end to said plate, means carried upon the free end of said arm for engagement with the handle of an umbrella, a flat metal spring secured to said plate and provided with a longitudinally extending slot, a headed pin carried -upon said arm'and projecting through said slot, and a flexible element secured to the free end of the arm and partly encircling the waist of the wearer, whereby the arm may be swung at an angle to the plate.

3. An umbrella support comprisino' a flexible base plate adapted to be secured to the back of a wearer, an arm hinged at its lower end to said plate, spring means for holding said arm normally parallel to the plate, means carried by the arm for supporting an umbrella, a flexible member secured to the upper extremity of the arm, a belt and an eye secured to the belt at the back of the wearer below said arm through which the flexible member passes whereby the arm may be swung at an angle to the plate.

ln testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Isaac N. MCCUDDY.

vWitnesses M. S. GRUBBs, S. F. GRUBBS.

rv1 191'9'11ein`of this: patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

